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1973 Paris–Roubaix
Race details
Dates15 April 1973
Stages1
Distance272.5 [1] km (169.3 mi)
Winning time7h 28' 43"
Results
  Winner   Eddy Merckx ( BEL) ( Molteni)
  Second   Walter Godefroot ( BEL) ( Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano)
  Third   Roger Rosiers ( BEL) ( Bic)
←  1972
1974 →

The 1973 Paris–Roubaix was the 71st edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycle race and was held on 15 April 1973. [2] The race started in Compiègne and finished in Roubaix. [3] The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3] [4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Eddy Merckx ( BEL) Molteni 7h 28' 43"
2   Walter Godefroot ( BEL) Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano + 2' 20"
3   Roger Rosiers ( BEL) Bic + 2' 20"
4   Walter Planckaert ( BEL) Watney–Maes Pils + 7' 18"
5   Freddy Maertens ( BEL) Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano + 7' 18"
6   Frans Verbeeck ( BEL) Watney–Maes Pils + 7' 46"
7   Roger De Vlaeminck ( BEL) Brooklyn + 7' 46"
8   Herman Van Springel ( BEL) Rokado–De Gribaldy + 7' 46"
9   Régis Delépine ( FRA) Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 11' 53"
10   Raymond Poulidor ( FRA) Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 11' 53"

References

  1. ^ "Paris-Roubaix (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "1973 Paris - Roubaix". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "71ème Paris-Roubaix 1973". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 10 November 2005.
  4. ^ "1973 Paris - Roubaix". First Cycling. Retrieved 29 December 2017.